Download Adverbs - Deans Community High School

Adverbs
• An adverb is a word which describes a
verb. Adverbs describe how an action
takes place. Adverbs add meaning to
verbs.
• For example: ‘She talked quietly’ gives
us more information than ‘she talked.’
• ‘He stopped suddenly’ gives more
information than ‘he stopped.’
Rules of Adverbs
• Most adverbs end in –ly and are formed
by adding –ly to the adjective. For
example:
– Calm becomes calmly
– Bitter becomes bitterly
• If the adjective ends in –y, we change
the y to an i and add-ly. For example:
– Angry becomes angrily
– Happy becomes happily
Rules of Adverbs
• Some words, particularly those ending in
–c, form their adverbs by adding –ally.
For example:
• Frantic becomes frantically
• Dramatic becomes dramatically.
• Some adverbs are irregular and do not
follow this pattern at all. For example:
here, sometimes, soon, here, never, too.
Exercise 1
Copy out and complete these sentences
with a suitable adverb.
1. She held the child ___________
2. I sat __________ in my favourite chair.
3. I will come and see you shortly.
4. He stopped speaking _____and sat down.
5. The car swerved ________.
6. I carried the tray of drinks ______ so as
not to spill anything.
Exercise 2
• Change these words into adverbs by adding –ly, -ily,
or –ally. For example: beautiful becomes beautifully.
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Angry
Modest
Suspicious
Plain
Punctual
Patient
Weary
Pleasant
Pathetic
Depressing
Automatic
Loud
Sudden
Quiet
joyful
Broad
Exercise 3
• For each letter of the alphabet give an
adverb.
• For example:
A
angrily
B
bitterly
C
calmly